MercadoLibre, Inc. Q2 FY2020 Earnings Call

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MercadoLibre Q2 2020 Earnings Summary

  • Revenue Growth: Net revenues rose 61% YoY to $878.4M, or 123% on an FX-neutral basis.
  • Operating Income: $99.4M versus a $29.7M operating loss in Q2 2019. Margin improved to 11.3% (14.4% excluding a one-time $27M bad debt charge).
  • Net Income: $55.9M, reflecting strong operating performance and reduced marketing expenses.
  • User Growth: 52M Mercado Pago payers (up 64% YoY), 31.5M marketplace buyers (record achieved).
  • E-commerce Surge:
    • Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV): Up 102% YoY (FX-neutral).
    • Sessions: +48% YoY; engagement (items per buyer): 5.7 vs 4.3 in Q2 2019.
    • Country-level GMV growth: Argentina +230%, Brazil +58%, Mexico +122%, Colombia & Chile nearly 200%.
    • Units Sold: +100% YoY in major markets.
  • Consumer Trends:
    • CPG and health categories outperformed; electronics recovered in May/June (+40% YoY growth acceleration in Brazil).
    • Increased focus on supermarket verticals with custom navigation features, shopping cart bundling, and free shipping.

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Federico Sandler - MercadoLibre, Inc.: Hello everyone and welcome to MercadoLibre Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. I am Federico Sandler, Investor Relations Officer for MercadoLibre. Our senior manager presenting today is Pedro Arnt, Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Osvaldo Giménez, CEO of Mercado Pago will be available during today's Q&A session. I remind you that management may make forward-looking statements relating to such matters as continued growth prospects for the company, industry trends and product and technology initiatives. These statements are based on currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. While we believe that our assumptions, expectations and projections are reasonable in view of the currently available information, you're cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in this call for a variety of reasons, including those described in the forward-looking statements and risk factors sections of our 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 Item 1A-Risk Factors in Part II of our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31st, 2020 and then any of MercadoLibre, Inc.'s other applicable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on our Investor Relations website. Finally, I would like to remind you that during the course of this conference call,

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